New Hustle

Very happy to announce that New Hustle has returned, with a few minor tweaks to the mind and the future mission of this blog.

We’re still relevant to everything having to do with optimizing every last ounce of our sometimes dormant potential – with a little wider coverage on current events, technology, sports and anything else we might like to ramble on about.

I say “we” in reference to myself and a team of guest bloggers I’ve been setting up, and I’m confident that New Hustle is headed in the right direction.

Like everything else in life, we strive to improve, streamline and effectively provide the best content to our readers, thank you for your patience in this month and a half hiatus.

The Mission
In this rapidly, rapidly changing society it is more and more evident that life as we (knew) it the last 100 years is going to seem archaic to the next generation.

As a Millennial, I feel we’re kind of the link to the experience of the technological past – not horse and buggy – I’m talking pagers, gigantic cellphones, Atari’s, 3.5″ floppy disks, etc – and the unforeseen creative and inventive future that is ours to create.

“When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened.” -Rear Admiral John M. Richardson, Jr.

The opportunity to craft our best lives correlates exactly with two things: 1. Defining what it means for you to believe you lived a successful life and 2. Putting in the work (aka hustle). Whatever it is that works for you to become better – do it. What does your future look like? Look at where you’re at today – it’s the best barometer to let you know the path you’re on – if you don’t like it, change something.

“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.” -Frank Lloyd Wright

The Problem
Plaguing many-a-millennials (including myself) is an undeniable sense of entitlement. We’re entitled to nothing. We live in the world we live in on account of our blood lines’ hard work, perseverance and a genuine sense of survival.

We’ve seen where this sense of entitlement can lead – greed, gluttony and deprivation of what it means to be morally competent (see: global recession – and interestingly – how the recession has not affected internet traffic, it’s still growing exponentially).

The Solution
I’m convinced that there are qualities and characteristics within each of us, regardless of culture, gender, age or race, that if developed to the fullest, will lead to the most promising life possible – filled with happiness and contentment. Take it from a recent study – or this one.

The happiest people spend the least time alone. They pursue personal growth and intimacy; they judge themselves by their own yardsticks, never against what others do or have.

“Materialism is toxic for happiness,” says University of Illinois psychologist Ed Diener. Even rich materialists aren’t as happy as those who care less about getting and spending.
-Excerpt from usatoday.com article